Sparky Lyle
In 1977 Sparky Lyle became the first American League relief pitcher to earn the Cy Young Award; he revolutionized the role of relievers.
Read More >In 1977 Sparky Lyle became the first American League relief pitcher to earn the Cy Young Award; he revolutionized the role of relievers.
Read More >An All Star each season from 1975-1978 Greg Luzinski slashed .295/.386/.535 with a 150 OPS+, averaging 32 doubles, 32 homers, and 112 RBI.
Read More >During the 1980s Dave Stieb had a 48.1 WAR and a 126 ERA+ while Jack Morris tallied a 30.3 WAR and a 109 ERA+; Stieb, not Morris was the best pitcher of the decade.
Read More >The Phillies franchise record-holder for career home runs from 1956-1980, Del Ennis had the second-most RBI in the big leagues from 1949-1957.
Read More >From 1964-1973 three-time All Star Claude Osteen averaged more than 16 wins per season; his World Series ERA was 0.86 in 21 innings of work.
Read More >Eddie Lopat, Vic Raschi and Allie Reynolds formed The Big Three that pitched the Yankees to five straight World Series titles from 1949-1953.
Read More >Six-time All Star Paul Konerko had 10 seasons with 25 or more homers; despite 439 career bombs he was one-and-done on the writers ballot. Be sure to visit our page on Facebook.
Read More >A two-time World Series champion with the Dodgers, Steve Sax was a Rookie of the Year, Silver Slugger Award winner, and a five-time All Star.
Read More >As part of the Indians’ starting rotation “Big Four” with Bob Feller, Bob Lemon, and Early Wynn, Mike Garcia won 104 games from 1949-1954.
Read More >Bobby Bonds and son Barry share the record with 5 seasons of 30 homers and 30 steals; Bobby was first to total at least 300 homers & 400 steals in a career.
Read More >"Whoever wants to know the heart and mind of America had better learn baseball…"
~Jacques Barzun, 1954